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Buprenorphine
Pronounced byoo-pre-NOR-feen
Brand names: Suboxone (with naloxone), Subutex, Belbuca
Type: Opioid partial agonist (addiction treatment and pain) · All Pain Relief & Fever Medicines
What Buprenorphine is used for
- Treatment of opioid use disorder
- Moderate to severe chronic pain (certain forms)
◆ Kidney note
No dose change is usually needed for kidney function.
Common side effects
- Headache
- Nausea
- Constipation
- Trouble sleeping
- Sweating
Important cautions
- Starting it while other opioids are still active can trigger sudden withdrawal — the start is timed carefully by the care team
- Films and tablets are dissolved under the tongue or in the cheek, not swallowed whole
How it comes
Sublingual tablets and films, skin patches, injections, implants. This guide lists forms only — it never lists strengths or doses.
Related medicines — Pain Relief & Fever Medicines
Please note: This page is a patient-education summary, not medical advice, and it deliberately contains no doses. Medicines affect everyone differently — always follow your own prescription and talk to your doctor or pharmacist before starting, stopping or changing any medicine.